Panasonic Lumix FS7 £50 (+£4.50 P&P)(seller = sWaK @ Amazon)

MrAbc

Good price for good simple(*) camera [will translate to ~€65 delivered].
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 - 10MP, 4x Leica lens(33-132mm equiv), Li-ion battery:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-Lumix-FS7-Digital-Camera/dp/B001T0GZF4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1263042258&sr=8-6


They also had the (slightly better) Panasonic FS15 for a few £'s more, which I ordered (fingers crossed for good transaction) but it's out of stock already.

Never dealt with this seller, sWaK @ Amazon.co.uk, so...
(rep looks reasonable though)

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(*) NB general reviews imply Image Stabilisation is only fair, widest angle of lens is equiv. 33mm which is fair and it doesn't have full manual controls. On the upside the lens is good, battery life is good, image quality is good, noise in low light is well behaved and the camera is small.
-- eg see review from Jan'09.

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Product Features (Amazon.co.uk)

* 10.1 Megapixel Sensor
* iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode and Dedicated iA Button
* Bright LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT Lens 4x Optical Zoom and 1/2.5-inch 10.1-megapixel High-Resolution CCD
* Long Battery Life - 360 Images
* 2.7-inch High-Resolution LCD Viewing Screen

Technical Details

Optics
Camera Effective Pixels 10.1 Megapixels
Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter 1/2.5-inch / 10.35 Total Megapixels / Primary Colour Filter
Aperture F2.8 - 5.9 / 2-Step (F2.8 - 8 (W) / F5.9 - 14 (T))
Optical Zoom 4x
Focal Length f=5.5-22.0mm (33-132mm in 35mm equiv.)
Extra Optical Zoom (EZ) 5.7x (4:3 / 5M), 7.1x (under 3M)
Lens LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT / 6 elements in 5 groups / (3 Aspherical Lenses / 4 Aspherical surfaces)
Optical Image Stabilizer MEGA O.I.S. (Auto / Mode1 / Mode2)
Digital Zoom 4x / ( Max. 16.0 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom ) / (Max.28.4x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focusing Area Normal: Wide 50cm - infinity / Macro / Intelligent AUTO : Wide 5cm / Tele 50cm - infinity
Focus Range Display Yes
AF Assist Lamp Yes
Focus Normal / Macro, Quick AF (Always On)
AF Metering Face / Multi (9pt) / 1pt
Shutter Speed 8-1/2000 sec / Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec.
Recording
Optical Image Stabilizer Yes
Intelligent ISO Control Yes
Face Detection Yes
Intelligent Scene Selector Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Macro
Digital Red Eye Correction Yes
IA Direct Button Yes
File Format Still Image: JPEG (DCF / Exif2.21) / Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Mode Switch [Recording] / [Playback]
Mode Button Intelligent AUTO, Normal Picture, MySCN, SCN, Motion Picture
Still Picture Scene Mode Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, / Night
Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, / Hi-Speed Burst, Flash Burst, Starry Sky,
Fireworks, Beach, Snow, / Aerial photo, Film Grain, Photo Frame
Continuous Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 2.3 frames/sec Max. 5 images (Standard mode), Max 3 images (Fine Mode) / High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 6 frames/sec (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9) Unlimited consecutive shooting 1.7 frames/sec Motion Picture Recording [4:3] VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30fps (Motion JPEG) QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) / [16:9] WVGA: 848 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG)
Exposure Program AE
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
Backlight Compensation Yes (only in Intelligent AUTO mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing +/- 1/3 EV ~1EV step, 3 frames
Light Metering Intelligent Multiple
ISO Sensitivity Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 High Sensitivity (ISO 1600-6400)
Aspect Ratio 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9
Still Picture Recording [4:3] 3648 x 2736 (10M) / 3072 x 2304 (7M EZ) / 2560 x 1920 (5M EZ) / 2048 x 1536 (3M EZ) / 1600 x 1200 (2M EZ) / 640 x 480 (0.3M EZ) / [3:2] 3648 x 2432 (9M) / 3072 x 2048 (6M EZ) / 2560 x 1712 (4.5M EZ) / 2048 x 1360 (2.5M EZ) / [16:9] 3648 x 2056 (7.5M) / 3072 x 1728 (5.5M EZ) / 2560 x 1440 (3.5M EZ) / 1920 x 1080 (2M EZ)
Image Quality Fine / Standard
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set / (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform,
Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Highspeed Burst, Photo Frame mode）
Quick Menu Yes
Colour Mode Standard, Natural, Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm
Composition Guide line Yes (1 pattern)
Auto Review 1sec, 2sec, Zoom, Hold
Easy Zoom / Zoom Resume No / No
Zoom Macro Yes
Orientation Detector Yes
Scene Mode Help Screen Yes
Self Timer 2sec / 10sec
Focus Icon Select Yes
Playback
Playback Mode Normal Playback, Slideshow, Category Playback, Favourites Playback
Thumbnails / Zoomed Playback 12,30-thumbnails / Max 16x
Calender Display / Dual-Image Playback Yes / No
Set Favorites / Rotate Image Yes / No
Playback Motion Picture Yes (Motion JPEG)
Slideshow Mode All Still Images / Favourites / Category / BGM Effect (Natural / Slow / Swing / Urban / OFF)
Delete Image Single / Multi / All / All except Favourites
DPOF Print Setting / Set Protection Yes / Yes
Resize / Trim / Aspect Conv. / Leveling Yes / Yes / No / No
Copy / Title Edit/ Text Stamp Yes / Yes / Yes
PictBridge Support Single / Multi / All / Favourites / DPOF
Setup
OSD language Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
Travel Date / World Time Yes / Yes
Others
LCD Monitor 2.7" TFT Screen LCD Display (230K dots) / Field of View : approx. 100% / AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode,
High-Angle LCD
Built-in-Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off 0.3 - 6.3m (Wide/ISO Auto), 0.5 - 3.0m (Tele/ISO Auto)
Recording Media Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard (Still image only)
Built-in-Memory approx. 50MB
Microphone / Speaker Mono / Yes
Interface AV Output (NTSC/PAL or NTSC only) / USB2.0 Full speed, DC Input (requires optional DC Coupler)
General
Power ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, 940mAh) (Included) / AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.) 360 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software PHOTOfunSTUDIO v3.0 / ArcSoft (MediaImpression / Panorama Maker) / USB Driver, QuickTime
Standard Accessories Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Battery case / AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable / Hand Strap,
CD-ROM
Dimensions(W x H x D) 97.0 x 54.4 x 21.7 mm (3.82 x 2.14 x 0.85 in)
Weight Approx. 117g (0.258 lb) Approx. 139g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.31 lb)

dodzy

MrAbc wrote: »

Good price for good simple(*) camera [will translate to ~€65 delivered].

Where dya get that price ? Showing @ £109

Clareman

Showing up at £49.99 to me

Panasonic Lumix FS7 Digital Camera - Black (10.1MP, 4x Optical Zoom) 2.7 inch LCD
by Panasonic
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews) More about this product
Price: £49.99

green123

109 for me now, but i saw it for 49 earlier

Clareman

Back to 109 for me as well

MrAbc

Must have had small number of stock on offer...

...the FS15 I ordered came to £62.48 delivered, which is now showing as reserved amount on my wirecard account, hopefully everything is above board and goes well...

...changing thread to expired, I guess.

lars19984

Hi! I´m from germany!

I also ordered yesterday an ipod touch at this shop (swak).

I think there´s something wrong.

Yesterday he sold about 50 different products, but today the shop is empty.
maybe the shop was hacked?

MrAbc

Hmmm... not good

frogman23

I'm in France. Had ordered a much reduced Lumix camera, but have just received an email from sWaK via Amazon as below:-

"Dear Customer,

It has come to our attention that our Amazon account has had a serious security breach. During this time, some prices on our items have been changed to a ridiculously low price, thereby causing us to receive many orders for those items. Your order will be cancelled according to Amazon's instructions. As you can understand, this is something that is completely out of our control, and we sincerely apologize that we can’t provide the item, which you purchased at the price listed.

Amazon is now investigating the matter, and we hope that they will assist us in getting the issue resolved as quickly as possible.

Once again, please accept our sincere apologies for any frustration this transaction has caused you.

Sincerely,

Eva"

Looks as if I may be out of luck!

MrAbc

Yes, I got the same email.
Although my amazon order is still listed as 'open', while the purchase amount is still only 'reserved' on my wirecard a/c, so hopefully it will resolve peacefully one way or the other.

The amazon guarantee is some safety but those things can be protracted.

Ah well, fine line as ever between a good-looking bargain and a risky waste of time/money. Apologies to anyone dragged in on my account.
At least I didn't go for one of the numerous DSLR's that sWaK sells. They were all still at standard prices.

Damn the hackers/juvenile delinquents/security-lax websites :-(